John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
458 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 458 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | No ceremony that to great ones ’longs, Not the king’s crown, nor the deputed sword, The marshal’s truncheon, nor the judge’s robe, Become them with one half so good a grace As mercy does. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Measure for Measure. Act ii. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. Compare Portia’s words in Merchant of Venice, act iv. sc. 1. [back] |